Example sentences of "give [noun] a [adj] [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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1 | The lower court had accepted a submission from eight dissident congressional deputies of the ruling Justicialist ( Peronist ) Party , that the proposed sale would give Austral a virtual monopoly over the domestic market , and granted a 60-day suspension to allow investigations into allegations that the tender violated Argentine company law . |
2 | TREVOR GORDON sunk two free throws two seconds from time to give England a 75–71 triumph over Russia at Manchester 's G-Mex Centre last night . |
3 | In Division Three , Mark Brown and Mark McNally scored to give Brookhouse a 2-1 win over High Oaks . |
4 | It would seem then that if conditions of work were altered in order to give employees a greater control over such factors as the pace at which they work , and the arrangement of their working day around breaks at times which they feel are necessary , then certain improvements may be achieved . |
5 | Frank Pingel 's second half goal gave Denmark a 1–0 victory over Albania in Tirana , keeping the European champions unbeaten and one point behind the Republic of Ireland in group three . |
6 | First-half goals by Brian Grant and Paul Kane gave Aberdeen a 2–0 win over Motherwell . |
7 | Norman Pinder gave Meryl a hesitant smile over the top of his tray . |